92 WILD FLOWERS AND FRUITS 



HIGH-BUSH BLUEBERRY (V actinium cor ymbosum) . 



Heath family. 



Max. ht. 10 ft.; flowers in close clusters; leaves 

 inversely egg-shaped or oval. Swamps and 

 thickets. 



54. Same as 53, but flowers not urn- or bell-shaped. 



ALTERNATE-LEAVED DOGWOOD (Cornus alternifolia) . 



Dogwood family. 



Tall shrub; 4 sepals, 4 petals; leaves thickly set at 

 top, egg-shaped or oval, long pointed. Hillsides. 

 Spring, early summer. 



BLACK ALDER. WINTERBERRY (Ilex verticillata) . Holly 



family. 



Tall shrub; flowers in clusters along stem, short- 

 stalked; petals 4-6; leaves oval or inversely egg- 

 shaped, pointed, toothed. Low ground. Spring, 

 early summer. 



CLAMMY AZALEA (Rhododendron viscosum). Heath 



family. 



Shrub, max. ht. 10 ft.; flowers large and showy, in 

 clusters; corolla clammy; leaves oblong-inversely 

 egg-shaped, short-stalked. Swamps, especially near 

 coast. .Early summer. 



MOUNTAIN LAUREL (Kalmia latifolia). Heath family. 

 Tall shrub; flowers white or pinkish in large 

 clusters at end of branches; corolla saucer- 

 shaped, 5-lobed; stamens 10; pistil i; leaves 

 pointed at both ends, thick and shiny. Woods. 

 Spring, early summer. 



GROUNDSEL -TREE (Baccharis kalimifolia). Composite 



family. 



Shrub, max. ht. 12 ft.; heads scattered or in 

 panicles, corolla of several flowers very delicate, 

 others 5-lobed; leaves inversely egg-shaped, 

 stalked. Beaches. Autumn. 



